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Most organizations listed in this area are concerned with a wide range of environmental topics. Single-focus organizations are found under the appropriate topical headings.

Some listings are actually links to categories elsewhere in the directory. This category is for scientifically-oriented organizations. Environmental advocacy groups are listed in Society:Issues:Environment:Organizations.

Listed as Subcategories:

"Governmental" includes national government agencies and international intergovernmental agencies (such as United Nations organizations).

"Industry Groups" lists environmental sites maintained by private corporations or industry consortia.

"Professional Associations" are organizations of professionals engaged in various environmental fields.

"Research Institutes" are operated by universities, governments, foundations, and NGOs. They are engaged primarily in acquisition and dissemination of scientific and technical knowledge about the environment or its protection.

Subcategories

• Advocacy
• Biodiversity
• Climate Change
• Conservation Groups
• Environmental Education
• Environmental Health
• Environmental Law
• Governmental
• Grant-Making Foundations
• Industry
• Land Trusts
• Marine
• Mining
• Pollution Prevention and Recycling
• Professional Associations
• Students
• Sustainable Development
• Water Resources

Resources in This Category

• Alaska Forum for Environmental Responsibility

  http://eisalaska.net/afer/
  An organization dedicated to holding industry and government accountable to the laws designed to protect Alaska's environment.

• American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists

  http://www.asih.org/
  Organization dedicated to the scientific study of fishes, amphibians and reptiles. Provides information on membership, the quarterly journal, meetings and conservation programs.

• Association for the Environmental Health of Soils (AEHS)

  http://www.aehs.com/
  For professionals concerned with the challenge of soil protection and cleanup.

• Australian Conservation Foundation

  http://www.acfonline.org.au/
  Australia's leading environment group covers national environmental issues: forests, national parks, uranium mining, global warming, world heritage, rivers, recycling, pollution, wilderness and endangered species.

• Australian Society for Limnology

  http://www.asl.org.au/
  A scientific society whose focus is the study and management of inland waters.

• Biotica Ecological Society

  http://www.biotica-moldova.org/
  Moldovan environmental association. Areas of activity include conservation of biodiversity; development of national environmental legislation and public participation in decision-making process; and creation of a legal basis for NGOs activity in Moldova.

• Canadian Council on Ecological Areas

  http://www.ccea.org/
  The CCEA is committed to establishing a comprehensive network of protected areas linked together in a system that will protect Canada's terrestrial and aquatic diversity in perpetuity.

• Canadian Society of Environmental Biologists

  http://www.cseb-scbe.org/
  Members are professionally-trained biologists and biology students whose primary focus is to further the conservation and prudent management of Canada's natural resources based on sound ecological principles.

• Center For Alaskan Coastal Studies

  http://www.akcoastalstudies.org/
  The (CACS) is a nonprofit environmental education organization in Homer, Alaska.

• Center for Public Environmental Oversight

  http://www.cpeo.org/
  Promotes and facilitates public participation in the oversight of environmental activities, including but not limited to the remediation of federal facilities, private "Superfund" sites, and Brownfields.

• Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management

  http://www.cieem.net/
  The Institute currently has around 1000 members drawn from local authorities, government agencies, industry, environmental consultancy, teaching/research, and voluntary environmental organisations. Membership is encouraged both from individuals and organisations actively working in the field and from people with a general interest.

• Citizens's Environment Coalition

  http://www.cechouston.org/
  CEC is an information clearinghouse and communications network for environmental issues in the Houston/Galveston,Texas, area.

• Clean Islands International, Inc.

  http://www.islands.org/
  Providing educational and technical assistance to island communities (Caribbean region) for the preservation and beautification of indigenous natural environments and the sustainable development of proper solid waste handling practices.

• Conservation Foundation

  http://www.conservationfoundation.co.uk/
  The group was founded by David Bellamy and David Shreeve to provide a means for people in public, private, and non-profit sectors to collaborate on environmental causes.

• Cool Earth

  http://www.coolearth.org/
  Charitable organization that protects endangered rainforest and ecosystems and provides sustainable jobs for indigenous people. Includes details of how members of the public can participate.

• Cornwall Alliance

  http://www.cornwallalliance.org/
  A coalition of clergy, theologians, religious leaders, scientists, academics, and policy experts committed to bringing a proper and balanced Biblical view of stewardship to the critical issues of environment and development

• David Suzuki Foundation

  http://www.davidsuzuki.org/
  An environmental non-profit organization registered in Canada, working to design a vision of Earth in which humans live within the planet's productive capacity, and finding and communicating practical steps to bring that vision to reality.

• Daya Pertiwi Foundation

  http://www.dayapertiwi.org/
  Indonesian organization that aims to provide services to small farmers to enhance self reliance, environmental preservation and sustainable development. Includes details of programs and projects.

• Earth Island Institute

  http://www.earthisland.org/
  Environmental Organization: Develops and supports projects that counteract environmental threats. Issues: sustainable development, biodiversity, restoration, global warming, social justice, oceans, forests.

• Endangered Planet Foundation

  http://www.endangeredplanetfoundation.org/
  Endangered Planet Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring the survival of the Earth through education, dialog, the dissemination of knowledge and the recognition that advances in technology can provide many of the answers which will lead to a sustainable future.

• EnviroLink Library: Environmental Organizations

  http://www.envirolink.org/categories.html?catid=5
  A database of thousands of environmental organizations, organized by topic.

• Environmental Assessment Association (EAA)

  http://www.eaa-assoc.org/
  International organization dedicated to providing members with information and education on real estate environmental inspections, testing and hazardous material removal. Includes information on the organization, membership, events and programs.

• Environmental Council of the States [ECOS]

  http://www.ecos.org/
  U.S. national non-profit, non-partisan association of state and territorial environmental commissioners. Site helps provide an exchange of ideas, views and experiences in environmental regulation and management, as well as state positions on national environmental issues.

• Environmental Institute of Houston

  http://www.uhcl.edu/portal/page/portal/EIH/
  EIH was created to address real and potential issues of environmental concern, such as loss of biodiversity, health risks from pollution, failure of food supplies, and depletion of natural resources.

• Environmental Support Center

  http://www.envsc.org/
  ESC improves the environment in the United States by assisting grassroots environmental nonprofits.

• European Nature Heritage Fund - Euronatur

  http://www.euronatur.org/
  Germany-based NGO working to promoting the dialogue between environment, economy and politics. Information about projects and concerns.

• Food & Trees for Africa

  http://www.trees.co.za/
  South African social enterprise addressing greening, climate change action, food security, sustainable water and soil use and management, with a strong focus on environmental and global warming education and awareness.

• Friends of the Baltic

  http://baltfriends.ru/arhiv/eng/org/index.htm
  Organization works in the field of ecological education and protection of nature in St. Petersburg and the small towns and villages on the shores of the Gulf of Finland.

• Global NEST: Global Network for Environmental Science and Technology

  http://www.gnest.org/
  Network of scientists and engineers addressing environmental problems around the globe. Includes discussion forums and conference information.

• Global Resource Action Center for the Environment (GRACE)

  http://www.gracelinks.org/
  Works to form new links with the research, policy and grassroots communities to preserve the future of the planet and protect the quality of the environment.

• Great Lakes Environment - USEPA

  http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/
  A key source of Great Lakes environmental information.

• Great Lakes Protection Fund

  http://www.glpf.org/
  A private, nonprofit corporation formed in 1989 by the Governors of the Great Lakes States. It is a permanent environmental endowment that supports collaborative actions to improve the health of the Great Lakes ecosystem.

• Green Corps - Field School for Environmental Organizing

  http://www.greencorps.org/
  Green Corps' one-year, full time, paid program gives you the best training available to launch an environmental/social organizing and advocacy career.

• InfoResources

  http://www.inforesources.ch/
  Source of information on natural resources in international cooperation, focusing on agriculture, forestry and the environment.

• Information Center for the Environment (ICE), University of California, Davis (UCD)

  http://ice.ucdavis.edu/
  Information Center for the Environment is a cooperative effort of environmental scientists at the University of California, Davis and collaborators at over thirty private, state, federal, and international organizations interested in environmental protection.

• International Environmental Modelling and Software Society

  http://www.iemss.org/
  For private persons and organizations dealing with environmental modelling, software and related topics. Organization information, upcoming conferences, and links to related sites.

• International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement

  http://www.inece.org/
  INECE is an international partnership promoting compliance and enforcement of domestic and international environmental laws through networking, capacity building, and enforcement cooperation.

• International Permafrost Association

  http://ipa.arcticportal.org/
  Organization aiming to disseminate knowledge about permafrost and promote cooperation among those engaged in scientific investigation and engineering work on permafrost.

• International Society of Biometeorology

  http://biometeorology.org/
  The motivation of the foundation of ISB was to bring together scientists working in the field of Biometeorology, who are interested in environmental and ecological problems.

• ITDP-The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy

  http://www.itdp.org/
  (ITDP)promotes environmentally sustainable transportation policies and projects worldwide, acting to counter automobile dependence in developing countries and Central and Eastern Europe.

• L i g h t H a w k

  http://www.lighthawk.org/
  A non-profit, environmental organization which uses the power of flight to conserve and protect the earth's diverse ecosystems, plant and animal life, and natural resources.

• LEANweb

  http://www.leanweb.org/
  The Louisiana Environmental Action Network is dedicated to making Louisiana safe for future generations. The site serves as an information center for people who have concerns about the environment.

• Living Earth

  http://www.livingearth.org.uk/
  An international organisation which encourages people to learn and work together to resolve the environmental issues which concern them. Their programmes address a wide range of issues.

• Mamanuca Environment Society

  http://mesfiji.org/
  Organization in Fiji aiming to sustain community livelihoods and tourism through the protection of marine and terrestrial ecosystems. Includes details of the community, events, programs and projects.

• National Council for Science and the Environment

  http://www.ncseonline.org/
  Broad-based US consortium working to improve the scientific basis for environmental decisionmaking. Includes organization information, news, issues papers, and directories of university environmental programs and other resources.

• National Parks and Conservation Association

  http://www.npca.org/
  Site provides information on US national parks and campaigns to protect these natural, historic and cultural treasures.

• New National Parks Project

  http://www.newnationalparks.org/
  Aims to expand America’s national park system through the creation of new parks and additions to existing ones. Includes information on the present parks, potential areas and campaigns.

• One Biosphere

  http://www.onebiosphere.com/
  Organization that aims to provide leadership in all aspects of environmental protection and sustainability. Includes details of the mission, newsletters, resources and the environmental forum.

• Parks and Wildlife Foundation

  http://www.parkswildlifefoundation.org/
  Designed to accept contributions, real or personal property, grants or bequests. These gifts will be used to benefit park development and wildlife preservation and enhancement.

• PICES - North Pacific Marine Science Organization

  http://www.pices.int/
  Organized to promote and coordinate marine research in the northern North Pacific and adjacent seas.

• PlaNetwork

  http://www.planetwork.net/
  An association of people promoting the use of information technology to assist towards the goal of ecological sustainability and social justice. Lists objectives and events.

• Saskatchewan Eco Network

  http://econet.ca/
  Deals with Ecological and Environmental issues in Saskatchewan, Canada, and the rest of the world.

• Save Our Canyons

  http://www.saveourcanyons.org/
  Dedicated to Protecting the Beauty and Wildness of the Wasatch Canyons, Mountains and Foothills in Utah

• SaveNature.org

  http://www.savenature.org/
  Aims to save ecosystems via purchase and preservation of threatened habitats around the world. Members of the public are invited to adopt an acre or adopt a coral reef.

• Scientific Alliance

  http://www.scientific-alliance.org/
  News, events, opinions, membership information and resources.

• Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment

  http://www.scopenvironment.org/
  SCOPE is an interdisciplinary organization providing scientific reviews of key environmental issues. Includes details of projects, programs and partnerships.

• Sitka Conservation Society

  http://www.sitkawild.org/
  Working to protect the natural environment of the Tongass Forest and surrounding waters of Southeast Alaska.

• Slide Ranch

  http://www.slideranch.org/
  Teaches practical lessons about basic human needs - food, clothing and community - in order to promote awareness of agriculture, its processes and products, more sustainable use of natural resources, a personal sense of connection with the natural world, and with the environment.

• Society for Preservation of Natural History Collections

  http://www.spnhc.org/
  SPNHC is a multidisciplinary organization for those interested in the preservation, conservation and management of natural history collections.

• The British Land Reclamation Society

  http://www.blrs.org/
  A multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary organisation concerned with the reclamation, rehabilitation and restoration of land, including contaminated, derelict and abandoned land from mineral workings and other urban and industrial uses.

• The Ecology Action Centre

  https://www.ecologyaction.ca/
  An active advocate in protecting the environment since 1972.

• the Harmony Institute

  http://www.harmonyinstitute.org/
  Plans to showcase model programs of animal and horticulture therapies, have the Albert Schweitzer Campus for the education of interactions between humans, animals and the natural environment and advice on the development of a sustainable community including special amenities and services for companion animals to be named Harmony, FL.

• The International Bryozoology Association (IBA)

  http://bryozoa.net/iba/
  This organization aims to encourage research and promote an exchange of ideas on the Bryozoa. Since its foundation is has grown into an association numbering some 200 members world-wide, and covering both the fields of palaeontology and zoology.

• The International Environmetrics Society (TIES)

  http://www.environmetrics.org/
  Nonprofit scholarly organization that promotes the participation of statisticians, mathematicians, scientists and engineers in the solution of environmental problems.

• The Lloyd Center for Environmental Studies

  http://www.lloydcenter.org/
  A non-profit organization that provides education programs and conducts research to develop a scientific and public understanding of the coastal, estaurine, and watershed environments in southeastern New England.

• Tongass Conservation Society

  http://www.tongassconservation.org/
  TCS is the conservation conscience of Ketchikan, Alaska, and is dedicated to preserving the biodiversity of the many island forests of the Tongass through protection of habitat from the pressures of industrial exploitation.

• University Leaders for a Sustainable Future

  http://www.ulsf.org/
  ULSF promotes academic leadership for the advancement of global environmental literacy.

• Water Center for the Humid Tropics of Latin America and the Caribbean

  http://www.cathalac.org/
  CATHALAC is an international organization that aims to promote sustainable development, education and technology transfer on water resources and the environment. Spanish and English.

• Zoological Society of Montreal

  http://www.zoologicalsocietymtl.org/
  A non-profit organization which promotes and develops an interest in and knowledge and protection of wildlife, particularly in Canada.

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